If UCLA happens to struggle again this season in the Pac-12 Conference, at least the Bruins will know they can dominate on the other side of the Pacific.

The Bruins destroyed a second consecutive opponent on their playing tour of China, with freshman Jordan Adams’ 20 points leading a 72-31 blowout of Shanghai Jiao Tong.

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They won their first game Saturday by 38 points. The third and final game, Tuesday against the Shanghai Sharks, is expected to be the most difficult.

“I was really pleased with how we shared the ball,” coach Ben Howland said after Monday’s win. “One thing that has come out of these two games is our great unselfishness by everybody. We even got to the point where we were over-passing, which is a good problem to have. We had guys doing a great job sharing the ball and giving themselves up for the team.”

Adams was pleased to bounce back from a tough shooting night in the China opener, when he hit just 4-of-14 from the floor. Howland has praised Adams as an exceptional shooter, and he backed that in Monday’s game by scoring 11 of UCLA’s first 15 points and shooting 9-of-17. He also picked up five steals.

“It felt great to knock down my first shot, because in my last game I struggled,” Adams said. “So I wanted to get that out of my mind and prove myself again. I felt that I could keep going. Since I was hot, my teammates just kept trying to keep feeding me. We wanted to see where that went.”

Big man Travis Wear contributed a double-double, with 12 points and 12 rebounds, and developing sophomore wing Norman Powell had a strong game with 13 points and 6-of-10 shooting.

“I feel very experienced and within myself,” Powell said. “I felt like I came into my own at the end of last season. I feel much more confident, just playing my game and playing with these guys. They help bring my confidence up. We’re an unselfish team, so the ball will find you. All we have to do is play the game the right way, and we’re going to have a good year.

“It feels great, the chemistry both on and off the court this year. You can tell that it feels like a closer unit, more of a family and more of a brotherhood. We look out for each other on the court. And off the court, we’re hanging out and really getting to enjoy each other, especially since we’re here in China. This is a new environment, being here in cities like Beijing and Shanghai. It’s a great feeling to play basketball with these guys and get to know them off the court on a more personal level as well as a basketball level.”